Monovision LASIK

SAN FRANCISCO, CA, January 08, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Typical of medical progress, new procedures are usually inspired by what is learned from older procedures. Monovision LASIK developed out of a need to improve upon an earlier procedure called conductive keratoplasty, or CK. It's not that CK did not work-it is, in fact, a very successful treatment for presbyopia. But it is not a permanent solution. Over time, as little as two years, CK gradually reverses itself, returning your vision to its original state. Consequently, CK patients face the expense and inconvenience of repeating surgery or finding another solution to gain clear vision within a few years of having CK surgery. Monovision LASIK is one of those solutions.

How Monovision LASIK Corrects Presbyopia

Presbyopia begins to affect just about everyone sometime before age 50. As we age our natural crystalline lenses begin to stiffen and become less flexible. Consequently, the lens' ability change focus quickly is slowed, and the range of focus decreases, particularly affecting near vision. This is when most people begin using reading glasses even if they still see distances well.

Monovision is a technique of creating near vision in the non-dominant eye, which allows reading without glasses. The dominant eye, with good distance vision, is left alone.

Monovision LASIK involves sculpting the cornea of the non-dominant eye to achieve modest nearsightedness.

source: 24-7 Pressrelease